Tacrolimus and Persecutory delusion - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Persecutory delusion is reported as a side effect among people who take Tacrolimus (tacrolimus), especially for people who are male, 30-39 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Mycophenolate Mofetil, and have Pneumonia.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Persecutory delusion when taking Tacrolimus. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 115,828 people who have side effects when taking Tacrolimus from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Tacrolimus?

Tacrolimus has active ingredients of tacrolimus. It is often used in kidney transplant. eHealthMe is studying from 116,160 Tacrolimus users. Check the latest studies of Tacrolimus.

What is Persecutory delusion?

Persecutory delusion is found to be associated with 210 drugs and 156 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Persecutory delusion.

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On Aug, 27, 2026

115,828 people reported to have side effects when taking Tacrolimus.
Among them, 30 people (0.03%) have Persecutory delusion.

Could Tacrolimus cause Persecutory delusion?

Among these 30 people:

How long have people been on Tacrolimus when they have Persecutory delusion? *

What is the gender of people who have Persecutory delusion when taking Tacrolimus? *

female: 33.33 %
male: 66.67 %

What is the age of people who have Persecutory delusion when taking Tacrolimus? *

What are other drugs people take besides Tacrolimus? *

Mycophenolate Mofetil: 10 people, 33.33%
Prednisone: 9 people, 30.00%
Ebrantil: 6 people, 20.00%
Ramipril: 6 people, 20.00%
Amlodipine: 5 people, 16.67%
Neoral: 5 people, 16.67%
Ursodiol: 5 people, 16.67%
Amphotericin B: 5 people, 16.67%
Metoprolol Succinate: 4 people, 13.33%
Mycophenolic Acid: 4 people, 13.33%

What are other side effects people have besides Persecutory delusion? *

Aggression: 16 people, 53.33%
Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement): 13 people, 43.33%
Psychotic Disorder: 11 people, 36.67%
Drowsiness: 11 people, 36.67%
Headache (pain in head): 9 people, 30.00%
Immunosuppressant Drug Level Increased: 8 people, 26.67%
High Blood Pressure: 7 people, 23.33%
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (pres), also known as reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (rpls), is a syndrome characterized by headache, confusion, seizures and visual loss): 7 people, 23.33%
Hallucination, Auditory (perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus): 6 people, 20.00%
Hemianopia (blindness or reduction in vision in one half of the visual field due to damage of the optic pathways in the brain): 6 people, 20.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Pneumonia: 4 people, 13.33%
Parkinson's Disease: 3 people, 10.00%
Immunodeficiency Disorders: 3 people, 10.00%
High Blood Pressure: 3 people, 10.00%
Schizophrenia, Paranoid Type (delusions and auditory hallucinations but relatively normal intellectual functioning and expression of affect): 2 people, 6.67%
Dermatitis Atopic (inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder): 2 people, 6.67%
Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease In Skin (damage by immune cells to skin after grafting): 2 people, 6.67%
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (a group of conditions that occur when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow are damaged): 1 person, 3.33%
Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 1 person, 3.33%
Bipolar Disorder (mood disorder): 1 person, 3.33%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on tacrolimus (the active ingredients of Tacrolimus) and Tacrolimus (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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